Chicago Blackhawks

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

• Tue, Oct 13W 5-3vs PIT7
• Thu, Oct 15W 4-3vs WPG8
• Sat, Oct 17L 0-4vs DAL79

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

Worst game: Sat, Oct 17, L 0-4 vs Dallas Stars

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

What happened

Two wins opened the week and the mood followed. A 5-3 result over Pittsburgh had fans noting the team "actually looked like an nhl team on the power play," and the 4-3 win over Winnipeg belonged to the kids, with Kantserov praised for two goals plus defensive cleanup and Arty leaping into Kane's arms, a moment one fan swore would "live rent free in my head." Then Dallas, 0-4, the turning point, "defense was an absolute zero." Three days of goodwill, erased in one.

What fans said

• “First time in Bedard’s career the first line looks like a first line”

  u/SirKillz▲ 61joy

• “Arty trying to jump in Kaner's arms will forever live rent free in my head”

  u/Swing-Too-Hard▲ 58joy

• “we, as a fanbase, need to start asking some very difficult questions about Levshunov. Questions like 'man or god?'”

  u/DrCigarettes_MD▲ 52joy

• “We actually looked like an nhl team on the power play”

  u/FyouinyourA▲ 39joy

• “Super impressed with Kantserov tonight. Not only just his 2 goals tonight, but he made multiple defensive plays to prevent some sketchy situations in our own zone.”

  u/_KnowTheLedge_▲ 39joy

• “Kane mentoring the mental side to Lev is a game changer quite literally 🥹 his confidence is insane now and his game has changed”

  u/TheRealFlowerChild▲ 29joy

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